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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1883
Page
4
Ringbone is curable only in early stages. If lame with a hot tender coronet and pastern, apply cold water and wet bandages. When heat subsides, blistering ointment should be used. Rest is essential. Months may pass for success. Once formed, ringbone is past cure as the bony deposit cannot be removed. lameness may fade but enlargement remains.
A Southern Farmer writer claims his cow yields enough milk for an eight-person family and produces 260 pounds of butter this year. He advocates daily feeding of warm salted bran water, noting a 25 percent milk increase and strong attachment to the diet. The mixture is prepared with one quart bran per two gallons water and given in an ordinary pail morning, noon, and night.
The article advises letting young chicks roam with liberty while hens are confined to a coop to reduce lice and insect pests. Moving the coop daily prevents vermin buildup, and placing coops near garden fences aids chicks in fighting pests. Keep hens confined and let chicks roam to protect vegetables and promote growth.
A composite page describes Tomato Sauce and Suet Pudding recipes with steps and ratios, followed by Stewed Veal and Fish Sauce guidance. It then shifts to a vivid Atlantic Monthly inspired vignette about a rural schoolroom, its squalid conditions, a two hour history lesson, and a memorable moment with a mixed heritage girl answering epoch meaning amid dismal surroundings.
Propose making two salads using lettuce as the base. If possible substitute fresh white mustard leaves for ground mustard to add bright peppery notes and crunch.
A collection notes twice as many men as women die of pneumonia, apprentices in trades, eggs for paper making, love apples tomatoes, 52 million tomato cans last fall, tame alligators when talked to, a hollow wild tree with a second tree inside, a fatty fish called ortolan lighting like a candle, and fifteenth century pearl-ornamented buttons on statues.
The article surveys the organ’s history from biblical mentions and Pindar through early large instruments like Charlemagne’s to medieval English Westminster and Paris St. Severin. It notes Toulouse’s five organs in 1463 and dates the earliest surviving organs to late 15th or early 16th century in French and German cathedrals.
Reports from Petrofisky Park in Moscow describe the emperor hosting provincial noble elders and marshals, asserting property rights. In Guayagquil revolutionaries encircle the city, with fighting likely to end in a week. Paris Voltaire notes Madagascar French withdrawal tied to Ranvato’s recognition. Minor notes include Parnell fund progress, McCoan's withdrawal, Garibaldi ally Alberto Mario's death, and major flood damage in Council Bluffs Iowa.
Reports detail the Paris publication of Captain Riviere’s massacre in Haroi, Irish appeals for commutations of Caffrey and Kelly, church regulation moves by Germany, and Vatican diplomatic shifts. Other items note dynamite trials in London, Canadian governance debates, Afghan-Sinwari fighting, Channel tunnel talks, Annam hostilities, and a Czar manifesto. Local notices cover debt, railroad loans, land entries in Mississippi, and a Texas Express dispute. Obituaries, crimes, and economic updates accompany varied domestic events.
An unknown intoxicated man collapsed during a Kennedy Bros. performance at the Academy of Music in Pittsburg. Despite calls from several physicians, revival attempts failed by midnight.
Ex Chief Justice George Sharswood died at his Philadelphia home at age 72. The report notes other local events, including a fatal snake or spider bite near Meckville and a fire destroying several Montgomery County properties with unspecified losses.
The June 9 ceremony at Oak Hill Cemetery marks the unveiling of a monument to John Howard Payne. Authorities also report Bowen the ex detective of the Department of Justice forfeited his bail bond after being indicted for attempting to bribe a star route juror. Captain Hosea Ballou, 90, the oldest Free Mason in the United States, died after months of debility.
The article chronicles a pair of Mortimer London duelling pistols once owned by Captain Brent Hopkins. Noted for thirteen inch barrels, gold priming pans, hair triggers and lethal accuracy, they killed eleven men in duels across Virginia Kentucky Missouri and beyond, including Alexander Hamilton.
A collage of physician letters and patient testimonials praise Dr Pierce remedies and Brown's Iron Bitters. It promotes Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription Pleasant Purgative Pills and Dr Hall's Balsam for the lungs, with swindler and anti rat products mentioned among ads.
A Rhode Island resident recounts personal benefit from Hunt's Remedy after suffering rheumatism neuralgia headaches and blood impurities. She credits kidney function improvement and overall health boost with regular use and endorses it for similar ailments. Mrs. L. G. Tannen of Pearl Street cites relief from eruptions and sick headache.
Auagnt G Mann of Cottage Home Illinois says he suffered chronic kidney disease for years and could not wear boots. His wife helped him with boots and he experienced constant back pain until using Hunt's Remedy. He claims it cured his kidney and liver issues and calls it the best medicine ever for those diseases.
An old newspaper item extols Hop Bitters, noting its plain presentation over flashy ads and urging readers to try the Hop plant remedy. It claims wide sales and asserts the medicine’s virtues are evident to all observers.
A distressed narratorial passage recalls a woman lingering in illness for years. The cure is attributed to a topical Hop Bitters, praised as a life saving remedy. The dialogue repeats gratitude for the medicine’s supposed powers and benefits.
A grateful parent's letter recalls eleven years of illness described as kidney and liver trouble rheumatic debility and other ailments. After years of seeking cures they finally used Hop Bitters and report a full restoration to health.
A Utica woman writes that her father is much improved since using Hop Bitters and declares his long illness declared incurable is now overcome. She credits the bitters for his recovery and expresses satisfaction with the results.
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